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I'm not around youngsters much anymore so I don't know. When I was in my 40s (circa early 2000s) I took a pic of Roth and EVH to work and would show it to the 20 year old crowd and I'd say back then maybe 2-3 out of 10 knew who they were. My guess now would be less.

EVH 1979: Well, actually it's not much of a vacation, because we run everything ourselves. We design our own album cover, we have to be in the office every day to sign checks - the whole corporation revolves around us. Nothing can be done without our approval. We even have photo approval.

I teach guitar lessons and help mentor younger musicians at my church.

As Sam vs. Dave said - kids who are instrumentalists are decently likely to know of or have heard VH. They all like to explore the golden age of rock n roll via YouTube and Instagram. As such, VH’s lack of social media presence is hurting its overall legacy. The kids are much more likely to find info on Zeppelin or Motley Crue or AC/DC because there’s a decently regular stream of content.

Kids who aren’t musicians though? Extremely unlikely for them to know of VH.

Me too. I've been a Hard Rock guy since it was only the London and the LA cafe. I stay in a lot of their hotels, the one in SD is luxury plus and it's awesome. Stayed at the Vegas hotel, the Palm Springs hotel, and the Tahoe hotel. I used to collect the shot glasses when I was younger.

The cafe food is pretty good, actually. For a chain place.

I never stayed at their hotels, but I got kicked out of the London Hard Rock....the bathrooms are downstairs and just outside of the men’s room...was a framed poster of Led zeppelin’s 1980 tour of Europe....I was asked to leave after both of my hand and foot were on the wall tryin got pry it off the wall...alcohol was involved.

I do remember Fleetwood Mac coming in into the Hard Rock in London...there was a time that whoever was gigging in town would eventually show up there...

Times Square has the Beatles suits and set up from one of their appearances on Ed Sullivan, that was uber-cool to see their.

BTW my children, all grown and established in their lives, know every word to The Rolling Stones ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want,’ and Janis Joplin’s ‘Mercedes Benz, ‘ & ‘Bobby McGee.’ Along with heavy doses of Zeppelin, Van Halen, The Who, The Stones and The Beatles.

Most millennials and Gen Z kids have no idea who Van Halen is, other than it’s Dad’s geezer music.

Hate to admit that's true..my sons are 18 and 21, and they don't care a thing about VH other than they know the old man likes them..they will patronize me and say they like the songs.lol But I very rarely play vh these days

I never stayed at their hotels, but I got kicked out of the London Hard Rock....the bathrooms are downstairs and just outside of the men’s room...was a framed poster of Led zeppelin’s 1980 tour of Europe....I was asked to leave after both of my hand and foot were on the wall tryin got pry it off the wall...alcohol was involved.

I do remember Fleetwood Mac coming in into the Hard Rock in London...there was a time that whoever was gigging in town would eventually show up there...

Times Square has the Beatles suits and set up from one of their appearances on Ed Sullivan, that was uber-cool to see their.

BTW my children, all grown and established in their lives, know every word to The Rolling Stones ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want,’ and Janis Joplin’s ‘Mercedes Benz, ‘ & ‘Bobby McGee.’ Along with heavy doses of Zeppelin, Van Halen, The Who, The Stones and The Beatles.

Haha. Yeah, stealing the memorabilia is frowned upon. I had a college buddy who drunkenly tried to lift one of Stevie Ray's plateau hats from the San Francisco cafe. He was summarily bounced.

Hate to admit that's true..my sons are 18 and 21, and they don't care a thing about VH other than they know the old man likes them..they will patronize me and say they like the songs.lol But I very rarely play vh these days

It happens. Each generation has their own flavors, and rarely do they transfer to the next.

I used to say the only outfits in the hard rock world that ever truly transcended generations were Zep and the Beatles, maybe AC/DC or GnR. But I think even those greats' scope of modern play is now diminishing.

I never stayed at their hotels, but I got kicked out of the London Hard Rock....the bathrooms are downstairs and just outside of the men’s room...was a framed poster of Led zeppelin’s 1980 tour of Europe....I was asked to leave after both of my hand and foot were on the wall tryin got pry it off the wall...alcohol was involved.

I do remember Fleetwood Mac coming in into the Hard Rock in London...there was a time that whoever was gigging in town would eventually show up there...

Times Square has the Beatles suits and set up from one of their appearances on Ed Sullivan, that was uber-cool to see their.

BTW my children, all grown and established in their lives, know every word to The Rolling Stones ‘You Can’t Always Get What You Want,’ and Janis Joplin’s ‘Mercedes Benz, ‘ & ‘Bobby McGee.’ Along with heavy doses of Zeppelin, Van Halen, The Who, The Stones and The Beatles.

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